The Golden Zone Mine is a gold mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 1,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.97556, -119.72972
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Golden Zone Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Zone Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Nighthawk District; Mt Chopaka Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1939
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEIN
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Zone N60e, 45nnw, Qtz To 11n
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Wall Rock To One Ft From Vein.
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: UP TO $10 PB, $25 AU, AND $4 OZ AG PER TON.
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): ADITS AND DRIFTS; STAMP MILL
Comment (Deposit): SHEARED QUARTZ VEIN.
Comment (Workings): 5000 FT OF ADITS AND DRIFTS.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: NEAR CONTACT WITH METAMORPHIC ROCKS
Comment (Deposit): 5 PATENTED CLAIMS.
Comment (Location): AT BASE OF CHOPAKA MTN, NEAR HURLEY CREEK.
Comment (Commodity): PRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1911 AND IN 1939.
References
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 140.
Reference (Deposit): WASH. GEOL. SUR. BULL 5, P. 95
Reference (Deposit): WASH. DMG BULL 64, P. 88-89, PLATES 1-2
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